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In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID-19
While rich countries have ordered millions of vaccines to stop monkeypox within their borders, none have announced plans to share doses with Africa, where a more lethal form of monkeypox is spreading than in the West.
Some Quebec health workers sick with COVID-19 being asked back to work, union says
The government said there are currently 5,014 healthcare workers off the job for reasons linked to COVID-19.

'YAHOO is my answer!' Happy outcome for woman who bought an ad pleading for a doctor for her husband

But while she’s happy to have found a doctor for her husband, Janet Mort said she knows how difficult it is for doctors to take on “even one more patient.”
Ontario paramedics say offload delays getting worse amid staff shortages, ER closures

Several Ontario hospitals have previously warned that emergency department closures could be a recurring issue this summer as a result of staffing shortages.
Medically assisted death 'needs to be a good choice, not a choice of last resort'

In June, the federal government broadened MAID eligibility.
Health Canada report suggests pharmacies could sell CBD

The report found that between 20 and 200 mg/day of oral CBD was “safe and tolerable for short-term use” and could be distributed by pharmacists.
13-year-old girl accepted to medical school

Having finished high school at age 12, the teenager is currently working on two separate undergraduate degrees.
Row over temporary pharmacy closures in the U.K. heats up

Pharmacists' union accuses large companies of unnecessary temporary closures for commercial reasons, not staffing shortages.
Man accused of selling bleach as COVID cure extradited to U.S.

A church manufactured, promoted and sold chlorine dioxide as a "Miracle Mineral Solution,'' officials said.
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From Netflix indulgences to summer page-turners and addictive podcasts, our doctor readers offer up some ‘peer reviews’